Braintree railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Braintree |
| Local authority | Braintree |
| Coordinates | 51°52′31″N 0°33′25″E / 51.8753°N 0.5569°ECoordinates: 51°52′31″N 0°33′25″E / 51.8753°N 0.5569°E |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BTR |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.760 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.779 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.846 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.892 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.908 million |
| 2009/10 * |  0.813 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway Eastern Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 2 October 1848 | Station opened as Braintree |
| 22 February 1869 | Station resited |
| 19 October 1910 | Renamed Braintree and Bocking |
| after 1948 | Renamed Braintree |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Braintree from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Braintree railway station is owned by Network Rail and managed by train operating company Greater Anglia. Most trains run direct to London Liverpool Street, joining the Great Eastern Main Line at Witham. They are all scheduled to be operated by Class 321 electric multiple units, but occasionally Class 360 or Class 315 EMUs replace them.
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[edit] History
There have been two stations at Braintree. The first, which was the northern terminus of the Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway, opened on 2 October 1848.[1] This station was closed with the opening of the Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Railway on 22 February 1869,[2] when the old terminus was replaced by a through station on the new line.[1] This station was renamed Braintree and Bocking on 19 October 1910, but reverted to its original name at some point between 1948 and 1953.[1] Passenger services on the route between Braintree and Bishop's Stortford ceased on 3 March 1952.[2]
The staffed single platform station, centrally located in the town of Braintree, Essex, is the outer terminal of the Witham/Braintree Branch Line.
A self-service ticket machine has been provided immediately outside the station.
[edit] Services
The typical weekday service is of hourly trains to and from London Liverpool Street, taking 63 minutes to complete the journey. On Sundays there is an hourly shuttle to and from Witham.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Braintree Freeport | Greater Anglia Braintree Branch Line |
Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line | Rayne | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ a b Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 118. CN 8983.
[edit] Further reading
- Peter Paye, (2010). Bishop's Stortford, Dunmow and Braintree Branch. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0853617082.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Braintree railway station from National Rail
- Historical Pictures of Braintree Station
